These are dark, nervous times, and they call for dark, nervous music. Tricky, the Bristol trip-hop pioneer, has been making dark, nervous music for decades. In the past year, Tricky has been quietly busy, publishing the memoir Hell Is Round The Corner and releasing the 20.20 EP. Today, Tricky is announcing that he’s got a […]
Twin Peaks – “What’s The Matter”
Prolific Chicago rock boys Twin Peaks have announced a new EP called Side A. The four-track release features contributions from OHMME, V.V. Lightbody, Lala Lala, and Tomo Reeder and was completed remotely during lockdown. Stream the groovy flute-laden warm weather jam “What’s The Matter” and read a statement from the band below. Side A by […]
A. G. Cook Releases New Benefit EP 'Airhorn' Under New Alias DJ Lifeline: Stream
PC Music head boss A. G. Cook has been putting in a lot of work lately — producing for Charli XCX and Jónsi, remixing 100 gecs and Caroline Polachek. But Cook hasn’t released any music under his own name since his 2019 single “Lifeline,” a collaboration with Polachek. Today, though, Cook has dropped a new […]
"Where To Start" With Bully? Try The Phenomenal Lead Single From New Album 'SUGAREGG'
At the start of May, on the day Bandcamp waived its share of profits, Alicia Bognanno’s fiery Nashville-based rock band Bully released a new single with covers of songs by Nirvana and Orville Peck, two artists once affiliated with her current record label Sub Pop. At the time, Bognanno alluded to an upcoming record, and […]
Watch The Flaming Lips Perform on 'The Late Show'
For years, Wayne Coyne has been known for performing in a lifesized clear bubbly during the Flaming Lips shows. But who would have thought that in 2020 during the global pandemic, it would be a genius idea? Last night (June 11), the Flaming Lips performed “Race for the Prize” on The Late Show With Stephen […]
New Music: Azealia Banks Ft. Lex Luger “Black Madonna”
Black is beautiful. Azealia Banks strikes a pose and is collecting souls on her new track produced by Lex Luger. Over a haunting beat by Lex Luger, Azealia heats up the block with her fiery bars from getting money bags, to flaunting ass, to even emptying her clip. Bang bang.
Bibio – "Oakmoss"
Bibio’s last album, last year’s Ribbons, found the genre-hopping UK producer leaning into the pastoral British folk side of his sound. And this week, he’s following it up with Sleep On The Wing, a mostly instrumental album that covers similar aesthetic ground. We’ve already heard the title track, and now we’re getting a string-adorned acoustic […]
New Video: Dax “Black Lives Matter” | Rap Radar
Fists up. Dax stands by his people in the powerful music video to his new single, inpired by today’s current events. Marching through the scorching desert, the Nigerian-born and Canada-based rapper lifts his fist high and takes a knee, while a collage of rallies from all over the nation give it it’s proper visual. Black […]
Ice Cube Is Sharing Anti-Semitic Memes and QAnon Tweets
Over the last few weeks, Ice Cube has been very outspoken about the injustices the Black community has faced past and present. He canceled a Good Morning America appearance and has since been a very frequent tweeter since George Floyd’s murder. Also, N.W.A.‘s “Fuck Tha Police” has reemerged as an anthem for the ongoing protests. However, whether […]
Asia’s Next Breakout Band? WayV Slays “Turn Back Time”
South Korea is the still the hottest music market in Asia, but China is catching up — fast. Take WayV. The 7-member boy band is started out as the Chinese sub-unit of K-Pop superstars NCT, but then debuted under their current moniker in early 2019. They soon amassed a huge global following and are now […]